Contemporary Debates in Indian Foreign and Security Policy : India Negotiates Its Rise in the International System

As a consequence of India’s attempts to carve out a foreign policy that is in sync with India’s rising stature in the international system, Indian foreign and security policy is currently dealing with a range of issues that are controversial but central to the future of Indian global strategy. These include India’s relations with the US, the idea of a strategic triangle involving Russia, China and India, India’s nuclear doctrine and its impact on the emerging civil-military relations, India’s position of the ballistic missile defense system, India’s relations with Iran and Israel, and India’s quest for energy security. On almost all these issues, there is an intense debate in the Indian polity and the strategic community and how this debate resolves itself will in many ways determine the direction of Indian foreign policy for years to come. This book attempts to examine these issues so as to deduce some major trends in the Indian foreign policy of today. As A Consequence Of India's Attempts To Carve Out A Foreign Policy That Is In Sync With India's Rising Stature In The International System, Indian Foreign And Security Policy Is Currently Grappling With A Range Of Issues That Are Controversial But Central To The Future Of Indian Global Strategy. This Book Examines These Some Of These Salient Issues So As To Deduce Some Major Trends In The Indian Foreign Policy Of Today.--jacket. The U.s.-india Entente : From Estrangement To Engagement -- The Russia-china-india Strategic Triangle : Primed For Failure? -- Civil-military Relations In A Nuclear India : Whither Effectiveness? -- India And Missile Defense : Lull After A Storm -- India And Iran : Too Close For Comfort -- India And Israel : An Uneasy Embrace -- India Grapples With Energy Security : Playing Catch-up With China. Harsh V. Pant. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [173]-197) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 7 Introduction......Page 8 Part 1 The Balance of Power......Page 24 1 The U.S.-India Entente: From Estrangement to Engagement......Page 26 2 The Russia-China-India “Strategic Triangle”: Primed for Failure?......Page 46 Part 2 The Nuclear Status......Page 70 3 Civil-Military Relations in a “Nuclear” India: Whither Effectiveness?......Page 72 4 India and Missile Defense: Lull after a Storm......Page 98 Part 3 The Middle East Conundrum......Page 118 5 India and Iran: Too Close for Comfort......Page 120 6 India and Israel: An Uneasy Embrace......Page 138 Part 4 The Energy Challenge......Page 156 7 India Grapples with Energy Security: Playing Catch-up with China......Page 158 Notes......Page 180 C......Page 206 I......Page 207 Q......Page 208 Y......Page 209 As India's attempts to carve out a foreign policy that is in sync with the irrising international stature,they are having to deal with a range of issues that are controversial but central to the future of an Indian global strategy. This book examines these issues and deduces major trends in Indian foreign policy.